Just wanted to talk about something that's not so serious for a minute. Today marks the first step towards my independence. I've been a federal employee for about a year now, and pedes it's so much worse than you can imagine. Even under Trump it's been non-stop human resource woke babble and sitting on ass doing nothing. I cannot fathom how much worse it's going to get under a potential Harris-Biden administration and I'm just not wired like that. I'm what I guess you would call a late bloomer. I did the military, then I did contract work in Afghanistan and then I went to college. In 15 years of marriage I've spent 8 years of it either deployed with the military or working for the military in a warzone.
To say that I don't fit into the little human resource mould of a model employee would be an understatement. It's time for me to start moving away from a job that I hate. So, I started a small side business today. Nothing fancy, just turning my hobbies into something that pays a little. I do a fair amount of woodworking, metalwork, and I'm fairly deep into all manner of CNC systems (I've been designing and building control systems for avionics programs, so CNC is my wheelhouse). I finished up a WuFlu project canoe and my neighbor bought it off me on sight. It's inspired me to see if I can make a go of it on my own. Keep slugging, see you guys on the other side.
Wow. You stopped me. Praise to you patriot! I know I’m not your mom. Don’t take me wrong. But, I told my kids when they were younger to follow what they love. I totally support college, or whatever. I’d even pay. I said, if you want to be a scientist, I’ll support it, if you want to be a bum, be a bum, but impress me. Do it like no one else has ever done it. Make me proud. Follow what you love or you’ll never be happy. Neither of my kids went to college, like I did. Both kids are happy. Both are successful. One is one of the three best bowling mechanics in the country, and he’s autistic. The other is a very successful gaming mechanic who specializes in Japanese made arcade games. I don’t “get it”, but they do. Follow your heart. You’ll rarely be disappointed. You are the only one in existence that has to live with YOU! Make you proud!